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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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